Published date: 3 October 2022

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 28 November 2037, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 60000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£12,000,000

Procurement reference

BRACKN001-DN635748-26160362

Published date

3 October 2022

Closing date

28 November 2037

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

29 November 2037

Contract end date

30 November 2037

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The DPS comprises two lots:
Lot 1: traditional bus services with set routes and timetables.
Lot 2 : covers demand responsive transport and other non-typical bus provision.
Note: The DPS excludes the provision of home to school transport for pupils with special transport requirements, e.g. wheelchair and/or passenger assistant.

The Council has a duty under the 1985 Transport Act 'to secure the provision of such public passenger transport services as the council consider it appropriate to secure to meet any public transport requirements ... which would not in its view be met apart from any action taken by it for that purpose.'
The agreement will provide the structure to procure routes, the Bus Strategy developed during 2020 defines what the Council deems appropriate under the Act, and the call offs under this framework will procure those routes, ensuring by the appropriate qualitative criteria that any route details put forward by operators fulfil the requirements defined in the Strategy.
As of June 2022 the Council provides 9 subsidised public bus services operating Mon-Sat with three of these services also operating late into the evening and on Sundays. The Council also contributes to a route procured by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

The procurement process will be run in accordance with the following programme:
First Mini Tenders released from: 28.11.2022
DPS end date: 30.11.2037

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Address

Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
England

Email

procurement.team@Bracknell-Forest.Gov.UK

Website

http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk